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Case №148Tuesday, August 25, 2026Routine

Nails in the Mailbox

Harbor Lane Hardware, Caldmere

The Briefing

Someone has been making Mira Sandoval's life in Caldmere very small, very deliberately — and the campaign of harassment has a paper trail that leads straight through the aisles of Harbor Lane Hardware.

Persons of Interest

Everyone has something to hide.

June Huang, Assistant Manager / Walt's Daughter-in-Law, Harbor Lane Hardware in Caldmere
June Huang
Assistant Manager / Walt's Daughter-in-Law, Harbor Lane Hardware

36. Married Walt's son David, who works offshore six months a year. Sharp, underestimated, quietly furious about being stuck in a hardware store in a town she married into.

Carter Wells, Golf Pro / Club Manager, Pinecrest Country Club in Caldmere
Carter Wells
Golf Pro / Club Manager, Pinecrest Country Club

A former PGA Tour hopeful who washed out and landed at Pinecrest. Likable, athletic, and far more observant than his easygoing demeanor suggests.

Colette Barrow, Keeper's Wife / Herbalist, Widow's Point Lighthouse in Caldmere
Colette Barrow
Keeper's Wife / Herbalist, Widow's Point Lighthouse

Tends a remarkable garden on the island. Supplies herbs to Wren & Finch and makes tinctures half of Caldmere swears by. Has a knowledge of plant toxicology she frames as 'folk medicine.'

The Accusation

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